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Thank god.

AFP - Israel ‘will ensure Hamas govt toppled’ if soldier slain

“We will make sure that the Hamas government ceases to operate if the kidnapped soldier is not returned to us alive,” the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Might put an end to this charade:

Israel has vowed to avenge any harm done to the soldier who went missing after militants tunneled into Israel and launched the brazen attack, firing grenades and rockets at an army border post near southern Gaza.

It was the largest attack in the volatile border area since Israel pulled troops and settlers out of the impoverished coastal strip last summer, ending a 38-year presence.

Not being a member of the media/political class, my memory reaches as far back as the Gaza pullout when they were all telling us that this brave and dramatic movement by Israel really necessitated the Palestinians to take the next move towards peace, and that if the Palestinians couldn’t bring themselves to do that, then the Israelis couldn’t be expected to do anymore.